Argentina vs Chile: Military personnel, gaps filled
Argentina
72,000 people
in 2022
Chile
69,000 people
in 2022
Argentina rank
52nd
Chile rank
54th
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 72,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile, a difference of 3,000 people.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 52nd and Chile ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 4,500 people | 3,000 people | 1,500 people | Argentina |
| 1850s | 5,000 people | 3,400 people | 1,600 people | Argentina |
| 1860s | 11,500 people | 4,100 people | 7,400 people | Argentina |
| 1870s | 8,900 people | 5,100 people | 3,800 people | Argentina |
| 1880s | 9,600 people | 10,700 people | 1,100 people | Chile |
| 1890s | 16,200 people | 12,500 people | 3,700 people | Argentina |
| 1900s | 22,500 people | 18,800 people | 3,700 people | Argentina |
| 1910s | 29,800 people | 28,100 people | 1,700 people | Argentina |
| 1920s | 34,600 people | 27,700 people | 6,900 people | Argentina |
| 1930s | 47,500 people | 22,700 people | 24,800 people | Argentina |
| 1940s | 62,000 people | 35,750 people | 26,250 people | Argentina |
| 1950s | 106,100 people | 42,900 people | 63,200 people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 149,100 people | 65,700 people | 83,400 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 151,000 people | 93,400 people | 57,600 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 137,500 people | 116,600 people | 20,900 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 69,500 people | 96,500 people | 27,000 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 71,800 people | 76,800 people | 5,000 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 73,500 people | 64,400 people | 9,100 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 72,667 people | 71,667 people | 1,000 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Argentina or Chile?
- Argentina, at 72,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Argentina and Chile?
- 3,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Argentina ranks 52nd and Chile ranks 54th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.